lalang

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay lalang.

Noun

lalang (uncountable)

  1. (Malaysia) Imperata cylindrica, a panicoid grass.

Chinook Jargon

Etymology

Borrowed from French la langue (the tongue, the language).

Noun

lalang

  1. tongue
  2. language

Kapampangan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ləˈlaŋ/ [ləˈläŋ]
  • Hyphenation: la‧lang

Noun

lalang

  1. creation
  2. deception; cheat; fraud
  3. (obsolete) virtue; wisdom

Derived terms

  • maglalang
  • makalalang
  • milalang
  • pilalang
  • pilalangan

Malay

Noun

lalang (Jawi spelling لالڠ, plural lalang-lalang)

  1. tall grass

Further reading

Masbatenyo

Noun

laláng

  1. creation

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French langue.

Noun

lalang

  1. tongue

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French langue.

Noun

lalang

  1. tongue

References

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈlaŋ/ [lɐˈlaŋ]
  • Rhymes: -aŋ
  • Syllabification: la‧lang

Noun

laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. creation; creating
    Synonyms: likha, paglikha, pagkakalikha, gawa, kapal
  2. invention; inventing
    Synonyms: imbento, pag-imbento, pagkakaimbento
  3. trick; deception
    Synonyms: linlang, daya, pakana

Derived terms

  • lalangin
  • linalang
  • Lumalang
  • lumalang
  • mapaglalangan
  • nilalang
  • paglalang
  • paglalangan
  • sangnilalang

Adjective

laláng (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜎᜅ᜔)

  1. created or invented
    Synonyms: likha, nilikha, inimbento

Further reading

  • lalang”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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